[Savannah: 1828]. Oblong folio broadsheet, partly printed, completed in neat ink manuscript. 6-1/4" x 16." Very Good. The verso is the printed Oath of Campbell as "consignee, importer, or agent" at the "District and Port of Savannah." He swears "that the invoice and bill of lading now presented by me..... More
Boston: Printed for N. Coverly, 1819. 23, [1 blank] pp. Stitched. Original pale grey rear wrapper present. Corners rounded. Except as noted, Very Good. With contemporary owner's inscription on final blank: "Henry Ward's Book 1821." "The crew of the 'Plattsburg' mutinied and threw the captain, mate, and super-cargo overboard, taking..... More
[Washington DC]: Treasury Department, June 11, 1803. Single-page letter, in a secretarial hand, signed in ink by Gallatin, framed with an engraving of Gallatin. Letter measures 8" x 9-1/4." The frame, with engraving, measures 13-1/4" x 20," oblong. Near Fine. A polymath and visionary, Gallatin was a dedicated public servant..... More
[Philadelphia]: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by J. Magee, 316 Chestnut Street, [1864]. Single sheet, folded to 5" x 8." Printed, in red and blue inks, on verso of first page only. Caption title flanked by American flags. Old folds. Pages [2] - [4] consist..... More
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[New York: early 19th century?]. Broadside, oblong 8-3/4" x 12." An elegant unused certificate from this Society which, as its website states, was "chartered by King George III in 1770 to 'improve maritime knowledge and relieve indigent and distressed shipmasters, their widows and orphans'." Its members included Alexander Hamilton, John..... More